Top New Japan stars announced for Global Wars PPV & ROH-NJPW tour
Ring of Honor announced Saturday the full line-up of New Japan stars traveling to the U.S. to be part of the Global Wars PPV and “War of the Worlds” Tour in May. Included is new […]
ROH News
More matches announced for ROH’s next show
Ring of Honor has announced more matches for their next show set for Saturday, April 23 in San Antonio, Texas. Main Event: ROH World champion Jay Lethal vs. Moose vs. Roderick Strong vs. A.C.H. vs. […]
ROH returning to Brooklyn for “Field of Honor,” but with big change
Ring of Honor is returning to MCU Park in Brooklyn, New York this year for “Field of Honor.” However, it will not be the same weekend as Summerslam. ROH announced Monday that Field of Honor […]
ROH announces two more big New Japan U.S. tours in 2016
Ring of Honor announced Friday two more sets of PPV events and TV tapings with New Japan Pro Wrestling in the U.S. this year. The first set is “Death Before Dishonor” on August 19 and […]
ROH announces big main event for next show
Ring of Honor announced Tuesday the main event of their next show on April 23 in San Antonio, Texas. Fresh off “Supercard of Honor” in Dallas, ROH returns to Texas with Jay Lethal potentially defending […]
ROH announces Best in the World 2016 PPV & TV taping dates & location
Apr. 1 Update: Tickets for both the BITW PPV and the day-after TV taping went on-sale today. Best in the World takes place on June 24 in the Charlotte market (Concord, N.C. at Cabarrus Arena). ROH […]
ROH signs top prospect Lio Rush before ROH Title shot
The day before Lio Rush challenges Jay Lethal for the ROH World Title, Ring of Honor announced that Rush has signed a contract with the company. Rush, one of the top rising stars of the […]
A.J. Styles discusses pre-WWE negotiations with “people I was going to sign with,” how Triple H landed him for WWE
March 28 Update: A.J. Styles spoke in generalities about his negotiations with TNA and WWE when he was looking to begin a new chapter in his career after an international run in New Japan. Included was […]
Daniels’s match announced for ROH’s “Supercard of Honor,” updated line-ups
– Ring of Honor added an undercard six-man tag match to Night 1 of “Supercard of Honor” April 1 in Dallas. The match will feature Kazarian teaming with Dalton Castle and B.J. Whitmer, but not Christopher Daniels, against […]
Matt Taven Injury Update – potential return timeframe, knee damage, Bennett in TNA, more
Injured ROH star Matt Taven says he is “realistically a couple months away from wrestling” again after suffering multiple knee injuries at the “Final Battle” PPV in December. “I had just got back from the […]
ROH World Title match announced for “Supercard of Honor”
The first title match is set for Ring of Honor’s “Supercard of Honor” weekend. Jay Lethal will defend the ROH World Title against Top Prospect tournament winner Lio Rush on April 1 in Dallas. Rush […]
Tanahashi SI Interview – loyal to New Japan vs. WWE, big goal for 2016, ROH’s style, Young Bucks
Following the departure of top New Japan star Shinsuke Nakamura, former IWGP World Hvt. champion Tanahashi says he has no interest in WWE and there has not been contact from WWE. Instead, Tanahashi says his […]
New ROH matches for WrestleMania Weekend in Dallas
Following last weekend’s ROH show in Philadelphia, Ring of Honor has rolled out new matches for WrestleMania Weekend in Dallas on April 1 and 2. Notably, no title matches have been announced yet. Supercard of […]
New Japan sets big title matches for “Invasion Attack” tour, including ROH TV Title match
Following the New Japan Cup, New Japan announced several big title matches for their upcoming “Invasion Attack” tour. The tour culminates with “Invasion Attack 2016” on April 10 in Tokyo. Included on the tour is […]
Top ROH matches announced for “Supercard” weekend
Ring of Honor announced Wednesday two of their two matches for WrestleMania Weekend in Dallas. The Young Bucks will face the Motor City Machineguns at “Supercard of Honor” Night 1 on April 1. Also, Adam Cole and […]
ROH COO Joe Koff reveals TV goals, talks ROH vs. WWE, New Japan, Delirious’s role, more
Ring of Honor COO Joe Koff wants to see ROH back on national television, like Destination America last year. In an interview with Sports Illustrated, Koff stopped short of mentioning (a potentially re-branded) Tennis Channel, which […]
Update – Omega pulled from ROH show, replaced by New Japan title match
Kenny Omega has been pulled from Ring of Honor’s show in Philadelphia this weekend. “Due to circumstances out of his or Ring of Honor’s control, ‘The Cleaner’ Kenny Omega will not be in Philadelphia on […]
ROH announces big tag match for Philadelphia
Ring of Honor is putting three of their top tag teams in one match on March 12 in Philadelphia. The newly re-formed Motor City Machineguns will face the Young Bucks and The Addiction in a three-team […]
ROH Las Vegas News & Notes – reason for Truth Martini injury angle, Daniels more prominent role, TV Title
The following are insider Ring of Honor News & Notes from the 14th Anniversary Weekend last week in Las Vegas. – Truth Martini, the manager of ROH World champion Jay Lethal, was part of a […]
ROH World Title match announced for Philly
Jay Lethal will defend the ROH World Title before WrestleMania Weekend. Lethal vs. Matt Sydal has been announced for March 12 in Philadelphia. This is ROH’s final show before Mania Weekend. .@findevan vs @thelethalJay #ROH […]
ROH TV Taping SPOILER News & Notes, including injury angle
ROH TV Taping News & Notes February 27, 2016 – Las Vegas NOTE: We’re looking for a full report sent to pwtorch@gmail.com if you attended the taping. – Ring of Honor ran a big injury […]
Week of 2/22 Viewership Downfall – point the finger at Raw third hour?
This is a somewhat tongue-in-cheek conclusion, but a pattern of poor TV viewership has followed the third hour of the February 22 Raw. A more realistic conclusion is a glut of wrestling available, especially this week following […]
Michael Elgin update – Elgin comments on signing with New Japan
February 20 Report PWTorch has confirmed that Michael Elgin has signed a deal with New Japan Pro Wrestling. Elgin was in Japan this weekend for the ROH vs. New Japan series, where a deal was […]
“Honor Rising” Night 2 – Lethal vs. Honma for ROH Title, new six-man tag champs, Doc & Karl farewell match
“Honor Rising” ROH vs. New Japan News & Notes – Jay Lethal retained the ROH World Title over Honma in the main event of Night 2 on Saturday. After ROH referee Todd Sinclair was bumped […]